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Ss~ System OF Paving.

A newly patented pavement is said to have
been suggested by the surface of an ele-
plants tooth, which consists Of intermingled
layers Of hard and soft materiai, so that the
process of wearing always produces a series
of ridges upon the surface. The new system
of paving is the idea Of Mr.. Ranyard, the
English astronomer, and comprises the uso of
blocks having alternate hard and soft layers,
such a. Portlsnd cement and q mixture Of
sand and cemont, which arc set upon edge so
that the edges Of these ln1ninco form u wear
ing surface Tho blocks aro made four inches
high, and may DO worn to less than an inch
without becoming smooth, like granite
blockS-New York Mail and Express.
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Nowhere in nature has there been Us much
parasitic life as among human beings. 1t
takes large degree of wit to live idly, and
off your neighbor's industry. But some veg
etables learned TO do this before man did it,
and many animals have done the same. Tho
result has been degeneration, loss of struc-
ture, loss Of faculty, and, as rule, final help
lessness and degeneration of the whole being.
-"Our Heredity from God"
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THE ALpEBARAN SPIRIT.

"All ye who seek the golden cline,
Go, mount with Death his caravanr'
So sang Of old the rhythmic clan,
The baTds whose numbers rang sublime
All, nog, methinks, some truer chime
Must charm MS through life's little span;
Once more We'll read thy lofty rhyme,
o wise, o true, Aldebaranl
Full well we learn'd, and long ago,
Thy truth that from eternity =
What hath endured that still shall be,
And that alone-'tis even sol :
Eternal forces deathless reign;
We work with them, or work in vain.
Samuel Waddington in The Academy.
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Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
q general revival of trade at Patterson
& Sons Drug Store as their giving away
to their customers of so many free trial
bottles of DR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, 70 nchitis, Group, and all
throat and lung diseases quickly cured.
You can test it before buying by getting
trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
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Z by street car from
GOING G0pTu
All trains daily Sundays excepted. Wberu
time Is omitted trains do net stop.
CONNECTIONS

All trains daily Sundays OK eeptsd. Whers
time Is emitted trains do net stop.
CONNECTIONS.
At Cleveland, with faSt trains fer the Bast
and West Also with Cleveland azd DctreIt
Steamers for Detroit and all poiats in Mishi.
gan and Canada.
At Loran. with stLRy for Fost.-
ria, FIT Wayne, Chicago, and points " est.
AtElyria with l. s & h Rail way for San
dusky, Toledo. Detroit, Chicago and all points
West and Northwest
At Grafton with CCC Il Railway for Crest
line, indianapolis, St Louis and all pointa
" est and Southwest.
At Sterling, with P sORR, (ferner.
ly A Il w., for Ashland, Wadrworth, Ak.
on, Mansfield and intermediate poirts.
At Warwick with e.. A. & G. II. for Ak
ron, Orville, Mt. Vernon and Column .buR.
At Massillon with p F W & C Railway for
anton, Wooster, Pittsburgh, etc. AIse with
Wheeling & Lake Erie R'y for points on that
road.
At Justus, with Cleveland & Canton Rail-
way for points on shat road
AtCanal Dcyer with G. & NJ Railway (for,
merly NJ. r & CO. for Cambridge, Marietta
Parkersburgh, etc.
At UriehsvilIe with p C& ct Railway fer
Steubenvillc, Ceshocton, Zanesville, Newark
Columbus. Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
At Barton, With ST. Clairsville & Northern
R'y, for St Clairsvile, Ohio.
At Bridgeport. with e. & I. R'y for Bell
aire. Pittsburgh, etc
At Wheeling WITH Baltimore 4 Ohio II. L.
for Washington, Baltimore, etc. Also with
Ohio River Steamers
E5-Tickets on sale at all Stations and Tick
st Offices
OsARP OwNSEND. Ger. 1ss'E'r.
WIN. H. CIRCUIT. Gen' Fr't & PasPAEI.
WIN. .THpRNBURGH SuperfnteRdsht.
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The Congressional Library.

The congressional library at Washington
will cover Ill 900 square feet-more than TWO
and one-half acres Mr. Smithmeyer, to
whom the library has been intrusted, has
carried on elaborate tests of the resisting
power of the soil ON which it will stand The
German parliament house covers 10000
square feet, the Royal library at Munich 99,-
600, and the library of the British museum
OF 600 -ChicaoTt Herald
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Got Shaved Every Time.

Barber ito couhtryman in chnir)-You
don't get shaved very often, guess, sir9
CountIynan--Don't git shaved often! l
cum to town oncet month, mister, an
b gosh git shaved every time cuml'-The
Epoch.
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1888.
Harper'S Young People.
ANILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.

HAKPER's YOUNG PEOPLE interests all
young readers by its carefully selected variety
OF themes and their well-eOnsid cred treat
ment. 1t contains the best serial and short
stories, valuable articles on scientific subjects
and trSvel, historical and biographical sketches
papers n athletic sports and games, stirring
poems. ect., contributed by the brightest and
most famous writers. Its Illustrations are
numerous and excellent. Occasional Supple
ments of especial interest TO Parents and
Teachers will be feature of the forthcoming q
volume, which will comprise tifty.three week
Iy numbers. Every line in the paper Is sub
jected to the most rigid editorial scrutiny in
order that nothing harmful may enter.its col
umns.
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Rev. 4. j. +. Behrend's Sermon Making.
For number of years 1 continued to read
half of my sermons and to prepare the other
half without use of the pen. But my written
and speaking styles were out Of harmony. I
found myself living double mental life. My
preaching lacked uniformity and the indi-
viduality which grows out of the use of
single method. So l abandoned both methods
and adopted the third-that of preparing q
careful brief, mastering its contents without
special attention TO the language and then
freely reproducing it in speech and without
the use of note This has been my habit
for over fifteen years, and l am sure that for
me it is the best The written preparation
ordinarily amounts to about 1900 words,
one-third of fully written discourse. The
thought is put as compactly as possible, and
with special regard to clearress and precision
No elaboration, either Of argument or of
imagery, is attempted at the time of compo-
Sition: this is left to the subsequent review,
to which an hour or an hour and half is
given Immediately preceding the service, and
very much is left to the friction of thought
which an active and attentive audience al
ways excites.-"J. a. NICK" in Brooklyn
EaCle
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Unearthing Buried walnu. rimber.

The historic earthquake of 1874 effected
many changes in the earth's surface in this
part Of the country. Reelsfoot lake, the pop
lar resort of duck hunters and fishermen, was
formed by the earthquake. a most peculiar
result happened when the lake was made by
the depression of land The region was COW
cred with an abundant growth Of fine wal
nut timber, much of which was buried under
the surface of the water. In due time tim
Der spectators made their appearance and
cleared away all the walnut forests, convert
ing the trees into provitable lumber.
No one thought Of the immense quantities
of walnut timber imbedded in the mud of
Reelsfoot lake until a short time ago, when
shrewd speculator thought that fortune was
awaiting the man who could recover the
buried treasure. He formed a company,
which built dredging boats and placed them
on the lake The result was that valuable
timber deposits were recovered in large guam
titles, and the work is going on yet. The
company is getting rich, and has not half ex-
hausted the buried walnut trees. The tim
Der is sold to lumbermen at high prices, and
is of a superior quality Of walnut, the trees
being large ard sound. The timber lies in
the loose mud under the shallow water, and
is not difficult to drag ashore. 1t has been
protected for years from the corroding influ-
ences of the air, and has never rotted- The
buried trees are as sound as when the earth
quake buried them in l4-Globe-Democrat.
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w a NT + ID
Local and Travelling Statesmen

yTNO Sell our choice varieties of Nursery Stock eth
| or on Salary or Commission, permanent ems
ployment to tho right men, no room for lazy ones,
uDright and honest the ones Grs locking for.
Address with experience
MAY BROTHERS,, Nurserymen.
Dec l-ew Rochester, N. Y.
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The Editor. Mary Mapes Dodge,

author of "Hans Brinker; or, The Silver
Skates" and other popular books for young
folks,-an for grown-up folks,-too, has a
remarkable faculty for knowing and enter
tanning children. Under her skillful leader
ship, ST. NICHOLAS brings 10 thousands of
homes on both sides of the water knowledge
and DELIGHT
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A GEOLOGICAL Loss.

A famous sen ansmone-a specimen OF
Actinia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS just sue
cumbed to parasitic disease in tho Royal Bo-
tanical gardens of Edinburgh, after sixty
years Of captivity. From its great age, and
its moro than coo immediate offspring, it had
become Familiarity known as "Granny." This
interesting creature q pictured in several
scientific works, and was visited by many
eminent scientific Ilc.l and travellers in addi-
tion to the usual si;;ht sees. 1t wns fed reg
ularly oaco fortni,il with half mussel,
and was supplied vith Ircbh water after each
Of tLcso moals.-Arl;aHs.sw Traveller,
In 1900 there were in all the United States
only six cities II over 6,OOO inhabitants. In
1890 there were 2s8, and by this time nlanV
more
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An cpltome OF everything that Ia attractive
and desirable in Juvenile literature. .-BastsA
Courier.
A weekly feast of good things TO the boys and
girls in every family which it visits Brook
lyn Union.
1t Is wonderful in its wealth of pictures. In
formation, and inierest.-ChriStian Advocate,
New York.
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H. tl.i!.rIla and Northern Railway
rI.ys stHEDFLE OF aB.sI.rs
In Kn.... Hfor5.v Sant o6 1887
In Effect Monday, Sept. 26. 1887.
(StaHdsrd TiTns.)
fhs Cleveland, iarsia ! Wheeling s.isnsi

Time Table of Passenger Trains in
effect JUNE >, 1887.
NEW STANDARD-90th Meridian time, which
is % Minutes slower than Columbus time.
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TERMS: Postage Prepaid SO Per Year.
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ST. Nicholas in England.

1t is not alone in America that ST. Mono
LAS has made its great success. The London
Times says: ut is above anything we pro-
duce in the same line" The Scotsman says:
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The Coming Year Of st. Nicholas.

The fifteenth year begins with the number
for November, 1887, and the publishers can
announce: Serial and Short Stories by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frank Il. Stock
ton, II. Ii. Boyesen, Joel Chandler Harris,
]. T. Trowbridge, Col. Richard NJ. John
ston, Louisa NJ. Alcott. Professor Alfred
Church, William H. Rideing, Washington
GLADDEN., Harriet Prescott Spofford, Amelia
E. Barr, Frances Courtenay Baylor. Harriet
Upton, and many others. Edmund Alton
will write series of papers on the "Routine
of the Republic, how the President works
at the White House. and how the affairs of
the Treasury, the State and War Departments,
etc., are conducted; Joseph O'Brien, a well
known Australian journalist, will describe
"The Great Island Continent; Elizabeth Rob
ms Peunell will tell of "London Christmas
Pantomimes' Alice in Wonderland. etc. j;
John Burroughs will write Meadow aud
Woodland Talks with Young Folk" etc, etc
Mrs. Burnett's short serial will! be- the editor
says, u worthy successor to her famous "Lit-
tie Lord Fauntleroy," which appeared in ST.
NICHOLAS.
Why not try st. Nicholas this year for the
young people in the house? Begin with the
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Nov. "a, 1887.
, 1887-01-09

Your attention is respectfully called to
importance of requiring your children to
be regular in their attendance at the pub
lie schools. 1t ia almost, if not entirely,
impossible for a pupil to do the work of
the grade if his attendance Is irregular.
Pupils are frequently absent one, two and
three half days in a week without any
excuse, excepting that they had work to
do. Upon investigation we find, in most
cases, the work could have been done in
the evenings or on Saturdays These
pupils fall behind their class in a very
short time, become discouraged, and
soon many are out of school entirely. 1t
is the earnest wish Of the teachers that
you cooperate with them in securing
regular attendance in order that their
work may be more efficient. The teachers
may be ever so skillful. but they cannot
teach absent pupils. The percentage of
attendance in the city schools last term
was "a, which is not n poor showing. yet
We hope to increase it this term
Hardness is another evil which we wish
to suppress, but can never do so without
your assistance. The children are late,
not because they loiter on their way to
school, but because they do not leave home
at the proper hour, or are sent on errands
Just before school time. Please remember
yOur children are formino hahits nm,
which they will retain when they leave
school, and if they form the habit of
being a little behind time at school, they
will be a little behind time in meeting
their engagements when they get into bust
ness. Occasionally pupils are absent or
tardy without your knowledge. In view of
this fact, at the close of each weekwe shall
furnish you through the papers of. the
city a list of all de linquent pupils.
Respectfully, j. o. CHURCHILL.
, 1887-01-09

admiration, and now the best pledge they
can give you Of their fidelity to their pres
ent obligations is the faithtulness, forti.
tude and courage with which they fol.
owed the fortunes of the Confederacy,
They icere true then; they aTe true now.
There are, it is true, both in the South
and in the North, a few men who are still
striving to keep alive the well-nigh ex-
tinguished embers OF sectional discord,
but, thank God. they are few. unimpor-
tant and uninflnential. On the one side
they are disappointed politicians, flying
aloft that CORY banner of discord. the
bloody shirt. On the other side they are
men-I mention no names chiefly re-
markable by reason of their country for
bearance, who parade over the land and
on every occasion bewail and lament the
lost cause, forgetting, it seems to me, that
the lost cause and the political and social
notions upon which it was erected, lie
buried deep and forever beneath the bones
OF a quarter OF a million of the best and of
the bravest of the sons of the South.
These men are not lovers OF their country,
in their breasts burn none OF the fires of
true patriotism. They are not to be mum
bered among the men who shouldcred
their muskets and barred their breasts
when the storm of war RACED throughout
the land, but are men who a~re-valiant in
peace, and were-laggards in war.
The soldiers of the Union and the sol
diers Of the South meet. and since the
close of their struggle with each other
have met as friends and brothers. They
settled their quarrels upon many a bloody
field, and for these men in buckram they
have simply contempt and disgust.
Well has some Southern poet said
The nations OF the earth shall know
That love, not hate. alone can flow
In soldier hearts by valor tried
On many a held. and this our pride,
When heroes of the blue and gray
Shall each to each due homage pay.
And scorl with all their martial souls
The towards, base and vcnal ghouls
Who Stunned the conflict they had bred.
And live but to malign the dead.
, 1887-01-09
Notice OF city Election

Offl'E VI NII1 OLEHh,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 80, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that there will be
an election held in the several wards in
the city OF Cheyenne on Tuesday the llth
day of January, 4. d. 1887, for the pur-
pose of e%lecting the following named off
GERS, to-wit:
For the election of mayor for the city of
Cheyenne for the term Of two (2) years.
One member for the city council from
the first ward for the term of three (3)
years.
One member for the city council from
the second ward for the term of three GU
years.
One member for the city council from
the third ward for the term of three t3)
years.
The places of holding election in the
several wards Gas designated by the city
c%ouncil) are as follows:
First ward-Metropolitan hotel.
Second ward-T. b. Hicks stable, on
west side of Warren avenue, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
Third ward-New Pioneer Hook and
Ladder house.
SEAL w. A. RICHARDS,
City Clerk.
, 1887-01-09
Personal
Items of Interest Concerning Prominent
People.

y. L. Smith is in the city from Denver.
Richard Waring is in from his ranch.
Fred c. Smith, of Greeley, is in the
city.
+. +. Warren has returned from the
East.
Mrs. F. Schweickert is reported as being
quite ill
Miss Josephine Bates is to be married
next Tuesday.
Dan. p. Hatfield. of Denver, is regis
tered at the Inter Ocean.
j. H. Farthing, of San Jose, Cal, is
stopping at the Inter Ocean.
, 1887-01-09
Notice

Thy annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wyoming Furniture company will
be held at their Office, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
tuesday, Jan. Is, at 7:30 p. M, for the
election of trustees and the transaction of
such other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
VI. NJ. HANNA, Secretary.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan 6, 1887.
, 1887-01-09

Union Pacific Railway company 10 j.
X. Jeffrey, part of lot 4. in block $50, in
this city; consideration, sl20. %.
Right of way deeds: Frank s. Lusk
to Wyoming Central Railway company;
consideration, 81.
Frank 8. Lusk to Wyoming Central
Railway company, depot grounds at L.usk,
Wyo.; consideration, 81.
X. 5. Phillips to Luke Murrin, one
fourth interest in the Murrin mine at
Silver Crown; consideration, $50.
, 1887-01-09

CHEYENNE, Dec, 9, 1856.
The annual meeting of the stock holders
of the First National bank of Cheyenne,
will be held at the banking room on
Tuesday, the llth day of January, A. d.
1887, at 10 O'Clock a. m, for the election
of directors for the ensuing year.
j. +. WILD. Cashier.
, 1887-01-09

LADIES wanted to get up Tea Clubs for
our Pure Teas and Coffees. A host of use
full articles to select from as premiums.
Send for illustrated price and premium
list. Special ofir, to every tenth person
that answers this advertisement we will
send free ! pound of choice tea. Address
Natl Tea & Coffee Co.. Boston. Mass.
, 1887-01-09

The Pacific hotel dining hall is now
ready to accommodate as many day board
ers as may favor us with their patronage.
The table will not be excelled by any in
the city. +. r. LAsHER,
Manager.
, 1887-01-09
stock Growers National Bank,

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of this bank will be held at the bank on
Tuesday, Jan. IL. 1887, at . o'clock p.
m, for the election of directors and such
other business as may come before the
meeting. HENRY G.. HAY,
Cashier.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 10. 1856.
, 1887-01-09

All aches and pains of the stomach and
bowels may be instantly cured by taking
Chamberlain s collie, cholera and diarrhga
remedy. Sold by w. n. Hunt. ,
, 1887-01-09
ORDER

The Fox coal, which is by actual test far the
best Colorado soft coal in the market A
trial of this coal will convince anyone that
this is the fact. Sold in large or small
quantities and delivered to any part of
the city at A. G.. MoGREGoR's.
, 1887-01-09

WANTED-A live, energetic man to re.
present us. $75 per month and expenses.
Goods staple; everyone buys; outfit and
particulars free.
Standard Silverware Co. Boston.
, 1887-01-09

Much has been said by the iSm in
regard to extravaganza expenditures by the
city council under Mayor Reels admins
tration during the past two years. In
order to throw a little light on this sub.
iect, and to expose the groundlcssncss of
the charge and the extravaganza and I'M
lawful expenditure OF the taxpayers
money in excess of the appropriations
made under a Republican administration,
We quote from the city records the fol-
lowing statement Of levy and expenditure
for streets and alleys;
1884, tax levy for street and
alley fund. ............~.........$ $500 3S
1884, expended. 1895 &c
Expended in excess of levy. S,5S5 81
1885, tax levy for street and
alley fund........................ -S,003 80
1885, expended. ................. 5,425 50
1886, tax levy for street and
alley fund..................-.. 6,752 So
1886, expended ................. 1927 09
In 1884 c. w. Riner was chairman of
the committee on streets and alleys; he
expended IS, 1851 in excess of the ap-
preparation for that year; not a dollar of
the $l5,495 went to the South side. but a
very small amount to the third ward, and
most of it to the second, or Mr.. Riner's
ward.
On account Of this lavish waste of the
taxpayers money the chairman of the
committee on streets and alleys in 1895
and sc was obliged to economize, and
this caused much complaint on the part
OF those who did not know the circum-
stances which compelled him to pay the
overdraft of IS, 1851 which his predces-
sor had made. During these two years
the men who had been paid in warrants
for their work on the streets in 1884 had
to pay a discount of 7 per cent to get
their warrants cashed, and the city had to
pay interest Of II per cent on the total
amount Of overdraft.
Will our taxpayers approve this loose
and unlawful management OF the street
department under Mr.. Riner's term of
Office in 1884. by casting their votes for
him next Tuesday?
, 1887-01-09
Important to stockmen--Feed Ranch fol
Sale.

| am agent for the sale of one of the
best feed ranches in the state of Nebraska.
1t consists of nearly 900 acres in the Platte
valley, five miles east of Fremont, and in
cludes Mercer sidetrack on the Union Pa
cifc. 1t is in the best part of the corn
belt of the state, and is admirably adapted
to either corn or grass; has some of the
richest bottom land in the valley; 24C
acres in cultivation. with usual improve
ments. Title perfect; terms easy. For
particulars address j. B. Davis. Wahoo,
Neb.